Improvement in peg-floats



P. LOWENTRAUT. Peg-Float.

No. 222,714. Patented Dec. 16, 1879.

UNITED S AT S PATENT QFFIGE.

PETER LOWENTRAUT, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN PEG-FLOATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,714, dated December16, 1879; application filed May 13, 1879.

, invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification. a

The object of this invention is to facilitate the operation of thepeg-float and render it more effectii e by means of an improved methodof attaching the peg-cutter A to the shank B, which'is fully illustratedin the drawing.

The invention consists in a peg-float provided with cars a, a recess orcavity, and a spring, 0, arranged therein, and a shank, B, pivoted tosaid float, and having three faces, 6, which are acted upon by thespring in such a manner as to hold the float at right angles with saidshank, or at an angle of eighty degrees, or thereabout, as indicated inthe draw- 1 In carrying out the invention I form the end of the shank,to which the peg-cutter A is attached, with three level faces, 0, one onpurposes. i

This invention enables the operatorto use the peg-cutter with either endforemost, at pleasure, instead of but one end, as heretofore.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

The peg-cutter A, provided with the cars a, I, recess or cavity andspring 0, arranged therein,

the shank B, having the faces 0, and pivoted to the peg-cutter, as setforth and shown, the whole combined and operating in the manner and forthe purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this1st day of May, 1879.

' PETER LOWENTRAUT. Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, ADAM Boson.

